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Archive for February, 2009

I MUST BE SMARTER THAN THIS

I remember “Garbage Pail Kids” like it was yesterday, even though it was way back in the 80s. I had to acquire mine illicitly because my parents would not buy my brothers or me such things. Looking back now I fully understand the cards were a little on the weird side and, trust me, they [...]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY… TO ME!

I made it. It’s 12:00 midnight in my part of the world and I have not turned into a pumpkin. Today I make history – it is the first official time that I will turn 30. I plan on turning 30 every year for the next ten years, so the first one seems significant. I [...]

NO! NO! NOTORIOUS…

…At least not for kids. Sure this post is a little late in the sense that the film “Notorious” came out over a month ago, but the theme for the post is timely: children attending rated R movies.
I lived in Bedford-Stuvesant when B.I.G. did. I’ve always been vocal about being a fan of the [...]